Andrews, William Linton, Sir, 1886-1972.

William Linton Andrews was born in Hull in 1886 and educated at Hull Grammar School and Christ's Hospital. From the age of 16 he worked on a number of provincial newspapers, before serving in the Black Watch during the First World War. In 1919 he joined the Dail Mail, and was editor of the Leeds Mercury from 1923. When the newspaper amalgamated with the Yorkshire Post in 1939 he became editor. He was knighted in 1954, and from 1956 to 1959 he was the first Chairman of the Press Council. He retired in 1960 and wrote an autobiography and several books about journalism. He married Gertrude Douglas in 1915.

From the guide to the Letters and papers of Sir William Linton Andrews, 1876-1970, (GB 206 Leeds University Library)